Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Jean Nidetch, R. I. P.

NY Daily News: PARKLAND, Fla. — Jean Nidetch, a New York housewife who tackled her own obesity, then shared her guiding principles with others in meetings that became known as Weight Watchers, the most widely known company of its kind, died Wednesday. She was 91.

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.

1 comment:

Deb said...

R.I.P. Jean--it's a rare woman of a certain age who hasn't been on Weight Watchers at least once and hasn't memorized all the point exchanges and weight/measurement values.